Avidor Lapid - Advocate and Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Avidor Lapid - Advocate and Certified Public Accountant (CPA), is a law firm serving as a judicial and business home for companies and businesspeople from all sectors of the economy. The firm provides its clients with end-to-end services ensuring all their legal needs are met under one roof.

The firm founder and owner, advocate and CPA Avidor Lapid, specializes in the various aspects such as:
(1) Taxation - The firm specializes in international and Israeli taxation especially with consulting regarding relocation and residency processes for tax purposes, both when leaving Israel and returning, as well as accompanying new immigrants. As part of these procedures, the firm also handles the regulation of money transfers with various banks and financial institutions. Additionally, the firm addresses issues related to employee stock options and tax planning.

(2) Wealth management - Preserving family capital (whether it is a family business or family assets such as real estate, investment portfolios, and more) through the intergenerational transfer of assets and family businesses using various legal instruments, including wills, lasting power of attorney, family contracts and agreements, trusts, and more.

(3) Sports - The office provides legal and business services for elite athletes in Israel including Olympic medalists, and famous football and basketball players and managers and UFC warriors during their sporting careers, and their preparation for life after their careers.
The relative advantage of the office is the ability to find 360-degree solutions all in one place, a kind of one-stop shop in a boutique office. In other words, the ability to provide personal and attentive service along with offering professional solutions from different perspectives, both in legal and accounting aspects, which makes the office a leader in its fields and provides its clients with significant value through holistic solutions.

Vast Professional Experience Both as a Lawyer and as an Accountant

Before establishing his private firm, Adv. Lapid worked as a lawyer and accountant in the largest firms in Israel: Gornitzky & Co., Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co., KPMG, and as a controller for subsidiaries of Harel Insurance Company Ltd. During these years he gained extensive experience in taxation, commercial law, and financial regulation. The tools and insights he acquired facilitate optimal legal advice and support to the firm’s clients.

Areas of Activity

Taxation/International Taxation - Representing clients in taxation and overseas taxation issues, including relocation procedures, options for employees, new immigrants, returning residents, banking support in money transfers abroad and to Israel, voluntary disclosure, and more. Besides his ongoing work in this field, Adv. Lapid broadcasts the podcast “Mas Sfatayim,” simplifying the world of taxation to the public, featuring top professionals, senior academics, and prominent lawyers. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Tax Committee of the Israel Bar Association- Central District.

Family Wealth Management and Intergenerational Transfer - The firm represents families with capital, assets, and businesses, expediting the intergenerational transition from the older generation to the younger. The firm handles assets, wills, transfer of shares, durable power of attorney, trusts, family contracts, gifts, and more. Adv. Lapid also serves as a member of the Durable Power of Attorney committee in the Central District Bar Association. He is a sought-after lecturer in the field of transfer Inter-generational, delivering dozens of lectures and training courses to members of the Association every year. Adv. Lapid accompanies the family businesses in all matters related to their ongoing commercial agreements.

Ongoing Legal Support for Companies and Business Owners - Comprehensive legal-business support that includes support in establishing corporations or startups, from the idea stage, establishment, throughout the business’s life, recruitment to the sale or merger, drawing up commercial agreements, founders’ agreements, fundraising, transfer and sale of shares, guidance on regulation and prevention of money laundering, disputes resolutions among shareholders, personal tax guidance for employees, guidance in personal investments, and more.

Elite Athletes Support in Israel - In this unique niche field, the firm supports elite athletes (including Olympic medalists and players in the Premier League in soccer), senior coaches, and sports teams. The legal service includes accompanying the athletes in relocation abroad, and in the legal proceedings with their team, agent, or sponsors, also for life after their career. The firm serves as a one-stop shop for athletes, providing them with support in their career and their needs as an independent business.

Furthermore, the firm’s clients benefit from the firm’s extensive network of contacts with professional parties and key players in the field of sports abroad, including England, Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and Africa. Adv. Lapid broadcasts the podcast “The 90th Minute” Together with former footballer Ilan Bachar. The podcast addresses on-field and post-career challenges, behind-the-scenes of Israeli and global sports, mental resilience, financial management of athletes, sports ventures, tax and financial planning for athletes, the big stories of sportspeople, and more.

Sports Event Management - Supporting major sports events in Israel and around the world, such as the Clásico Legends game between FC Barcelona and FC Real Madrid held in July 2021, the friendly match between the veterans of Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv against the veterans of FC Barcelona, Dribble Kings with Ronaldinho and other stars, the friendly match between Tottenham and Roma held at Sammy Ofer Stadium in July 2022, events in Brazil in collaboration with Brazilian clients, MMA Open Mixed Martial Arts event in December 2022, and more. These events include formulating and drafting contracts with teams as well as contracts with various suppliers, sponsorships, and funding from different financial bodies.

A Business-Savvy Firm

Avidor Lapid Law Firm is founded on the understanding that the success of any business primarily depends on proper planning - from understanding the industry to mapping and managing risks to realize business potential. The firm operates for its clients with loyalty and responsibility, creating creative, humane, and professional solutions.